The Love-Hate Relationship with Being Online
How much do we truly enjoy the digital realm? In an era dominated by technology and connectivity, the role of being online in our lives has become both a blessing and a curse. The question arises: How much do we truly enjoy the digital realm? Is it a tool for business, a source of pleasure, […]
Inspiring Recruitment and Retention
With recruitment and retention issues front and centre of any company’s HR strategy, inspiration is key. Now, more than ever, recent research indicates that engaged employees are more likely to stay with the organisation, perform 20% better than their colleagues and act as positive role models for the business What’s really needed is a way […]
You Can’t Refuel Others From An Empty Tank
‘What you can’t see is hugely relevant – the discreet parts that go on that aren’t seen are really important.’ For someone who has never considered herself much of a Royalist, I’ve surprised myself at just how much interest I’ve taken after the death of the Queen and how many valuable life and leadership lessons […]
Getting Back to Basics – Could Job Swapping be an Answer?
Greater clarity around organisational challenges Because of my recent unpleasant experiences with trade suppliers it set me wondering why customer service appears to be so awful at the moment. Is it because people are worn out and tired? Have the past couple of years disruption just been too much? Is it because those at the […]
When Time Management Can Become Your Enemy
Are you wasting your time trying to free up time? Be honest, how well do you really manage your time? Are you someone who focuses on the important or the urgent tasks – and how can distinguishing between the two make us more effective? Time management is a red hot topic, particularly in light of […]
Time for a Humanity Re-Boot?
Standing on egg shells Are you finding yourself, like many of us, treading on eggshells around the new ‘cancel culture’, afraid of upsetting people around you – or have you been one of the unlucky ones to experience trolling or barbed comments in response to something you’ve said or done? We find ourselves living in […]
Back to Work – Post Holiday Planning
Are you ready to get back to work? I’ve often mused over the saying ‘the older you get the faster time goes’ as it does seem to generally hold true but I think I would now change it to ‘the older you get the faster change happens’. It only seems like yesterday that it was […]
Maintaining communication – keeping the connection
Keeping Open the Lines of Communication- maintaining communication is important Most industries have a lull during their trading year. There is almost always a month where not much is going on in sales or where the closure rate is no longer as imperative as it was in the other months. You may be making fewer […]
Beating Stress & Having Fun; Hobbies & Interests
The importance of hobbies and interests in beating stress Most of us pride ourselves on working so hard and effectively that we find we don’t have time to indulge our interests outside of work. What we forget is that these outside interests may well make us more productive inside. Not only that- research shows that […]
The Dangers of Stress – And How to Overcome Stress
Is it important to overcome stress? It’s been well documented the work hours lost attributed to stress. An expensive condition to both employee, employer and the self-employed. And yet we still push ourselves to the limit and don’t raise our heads enough to notice that this month is a perfect time to slow down a […]